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A - 9 i-'KV K - Pa 3s Senate okays surcharge Reverend Manm Luiher King, Jr. Weber State remembers a giant, Reverend Martin Luther King Editor's Note: The following : biographical information was compiled by Dr. Ronald G. Coleman, assistant professor of history at the University of Utah in his pamphlet, Martin Luther King Jr., Apostle of Social Justice, Peace and Love. On Nov. 2, 1983, President Reagan signed into law House Bill 3706, making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a legal, public holiday. Recalling the national crisis in the area of racial discrimination during the '50's and '60's, the president said, "The man whose words and deeds in that crisis stirred our nation to the very ' depths of its soul was Dr. Martin Luther j King, Jr." Although Jan. 15 is the actual . birthdate of King, the national holiday i will be observed on the third Monday of i each January, beginning this year. The ; provisions of the law, however, require state ratification. The State of Utah has not, as yet, passed legislation concurring with the national bill. King was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He entered college at the age of 15, earning a bachelor's degree in sociology. He was ordained into the Baptist ministry in the spring of that year. He then attended Crozier Theological Seminary and received a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951. In June, 1955, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. received his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University. In September, 1954, he accepted the pastorship of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He established a close friendship with Reverend Ralph Abernathy, pastor of the First Baptist Church who, like King, was an activist. During that first year, it is doubtful that King could have foreseen the impending series of events that, beginning in December of 1955, would change the course of his life and American race relations forever. Black Scholars United will host a memorial observation for King on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m. President Stephen D. Nadauld will address students in the Shepard Union Building. Montone White, president of Black Scolars United, said, "By not honoring him, our children lose the understanding of what he did. They would be lacking in some part of their education." Efforts to pass the necessary legislation are being spear-headed by State Senator Terry Williams. Williams hopes to gain enough support to make the holiday a state law before King's birthday. In celebration of King's efforts toward social reformation, former WSC president Rodney H. Brady declared that school at Weber State would be canceled in accordance with the Reagan bill. by Heather Forsgren Staff Reporter The ASWSC Senate approved a three-year tuition surcharge of $1 per credit hour (maximum $12) in order to upgrade computer capabilities on campus.Students taking 12-18 credit hours will be charged an average of $12 per student per quarter beginning next fall quarter, dependent upon matching funds from the Utah State Legislature. The surcharge will be an average of $18 per student per quarter for the first year, $12 the second year, $6 the third year, and phasing out after the third year. An amendment calling for a committee to advise the individual schools on campus will come before the Legislature. It will focus on how to implement computers into their curriculum.Richard Stuart, technology senator, noted that computer science students at tending both the open hour and the area council forums last week expressed concern that the computers board would not contain people with a knowledge of computers. J. Todd Anderson, ASWSC president, said this concern stems from a lack of trust of computer services by computer scientists. Two other amendments that failed included reducing the first-year charge of $1.50 per credit hour to $.50 per credit hour. The reason for this amendment, according to Kevin Bell, non-traditional students senator, was to better enable the Utah Legislature to give Weber State the money it is seeking. WSC is asking the state to match a one-to-one ratio, with the Legislature and student fees each generating approximately $468,000. Bell said the governor has already said that education would not be receiving necessary funds this year. His constituency felt that to ask for this amount would be too much to ask of the Legislature, (see SENATE page 5) Educators draw battle lines by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs The proposed budget for Weber State, a $30 million dollar bond issue, tuition increases, and computer literacy funds are just a few issues that the State Legislature will be looking at during the next 40 days. "We are concerned about the size of the budget," said Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld, WSC president. The admininstration would like to see a modest increase in the budget, but there is a real fear that there will be budget cuts across the board, Dr. Nadauld said. Higher education institutions throughout the state recommended a $50 million increase, but the governor is recommending a $9 million increase to the Legislature, according to Dr. Nadauld. Higher education asks for a substantial increase in order to give the Legislature a chance to understand the size of the problem educators are facing, Nadauld said. Next year's budget could be smaller for higher education if State Legislators choose to cut the budget, Nadauld said. The results of what the Legislature decides to do will not be known until the end of the session. A $30 million bond issue proposal will be presented to the Legislature. Governor Norman H. Bangerter has recommended a general obligation bond of $33,514,700 and planning money in the amount of $763,000, according to a memorandum from Robert H. DeBoer, assistant to the president for governmental relations. The planning money will support approximately $29 million worth of future construction projects. Weber State College has gone through the priority process, and the need for the physical education building is critical on the campus, according to DeBoer. The present building the college is using was originally constructed as an athletic complex and has been somewhat converted to fill the needs of the physical education program for a 3,500-student enrollment, (see LEGISLATURE page 5) Inside . . . Classifieds . . . page 12 Campus Update . . . page 2 Editorial . . . page 4 Entiertainment . . . page 7 News . . . page 2 Sports . . . page 8 Sidelines . . . page 8 Sports Briefs . . . page 11 " fin .I.IIU - A look back on the wave of the future see page 3 T tu J FacultyStaff play ASWSC leaders see page 10

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A - 9 i-'KV K - Pa 3s Senate okays surcharge Reverend Manm Luiher King, Jr. Weber State remembers a giant, Reverend Martin Luther King Editor's Note: The following : biographical information was compiled by Dr. Ronald G. Coleman, assistant professor of history at the University of Utah in his pamphlet, Martin Luther King Jr., Apostle of Social Justice, Peace and Love. On Nov. 2, 1983, President Reagan signed into law House Bill 3706, making the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a legal, public holiday. Recalling the national crisis in the area of racial discrimination during the '50's and '60's, the president said, "The man whose words and deeds in that crisis stirred our nation to the very ' depths of its soul was Dr. Martin Luther j King, Jr." Although Jan. 15 is the actual . birthdate of King, the national holiday i will be observed on the third Monday of i each January, beginning this year. The ; provisions of the law, however, require state ratification. The State of Utah has not, as yet, passed legislation concurring with the national bill. King was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He entered college at the age of 15, earning a bachelor's degree in sociology. He was ordained into the Baptist ministry in the spring of that year. He then attended Crozier Theological Seminary and received a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951. In June, 1955, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. received his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University. In September, 1954, he accepted the pastorship of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He established a close friendship with Reverend Ralph Abernathy, pastor of the First Baptist Church who, like King, was an activist. During that first year, it is doubtful that King could have foreseen the impending series of events that, beginning in December of 1955, would change the course of his life and American race relations forever. Black Scholars United will host a memorial observation for King on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m. President Stephen D. Nadauld will address students in the Shepard Union Building. Montone White, president of Black Scolars United, said, "By not honoring him, our children lose the understanding of what he did. They would be lacking in some part of their education." Efforts to pass the necessary legislation are being spear-headed by State Senator Terry Williams. Williams hopes to gain enough support to make the holiday a state law before King's birthday. In celebration of King's efforts toward social reformation, former WSC president Rodney H. Brady declared that school at Weber State would be canceled in accordance with the Reagan bill. by Heather Forsgren Staff Reporter The ASWSC Senate approved a three-year tuition surcharge of $1 per credit hour (maximum $12) in order to upgrade computer capabilities on campus.Students taking 12-18 credit hours will be charged an average of $12 per student per quarter beginning next fall quarter, dependent upon matching funds from the Utah State Legislature. The surcharge will be an average of $18 per student per quarter for the first year, $12 the second year, $6 the third year, and phasing out after the third year. An amendment calling for a committee to advise the individual schools on campus will come before the Legislature. It will focus on how to implement computers into their curriculum.Richard Stuart, technology senator, noted that computer science students at tending both the open hour and the area council forums last week expressed concern that the computers board would not contain people with a knowledge of computers. J. Todd Anderson, ASWSC president, said this concern stems from a lack of trust of computer services by computer scientists. Two other amendments that failed included reducing the first-year charge of $1.50 per credit hour to $.50 per credit hour. The reason for this amendment, according to Kevin Bell, non-traditional students senator, was to better enable the Utah Legislature to give Weber State the money it is seeking. WSC is asking the state to match a one-to-one ratio, with the Legislature and student fees each generating approximately $468,000. Bell said the governor has already said that education would not be receiving necessary funds this year. His constituency felt that to ask for this amount would be too much to ask of the Legislature, (see SENATE page 5) Educators draw battle lines by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs The proposed budget for Weber State, a $30 million dollar bond issue, tuition increases, and computer literacy funds are just a few issues that the State Legislature will be looking at during the next 40 days. "We are concerned about the size of the budget," said Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld, WSC president. The admininstration would like to see a modest increase in the budget, but there is a real fear that there will be budget cuts across the board, Dr. Nadauld said. Higher education institutions throughout the state recommended a $50 million increase, but the governor is recommending a $9 million increase to the Legislature, according to Dr. Nadauld. Higher education asks for a substantial increase in order to give the Legislature a chance to understand the size of the problem educators are facing, Nadauld said. Next year's budget could be smaller for higher education if State Legislators choose to cut the budget, Nadauld said. The results of what the Legislature decides to do will not be known until the end of the session. A $30 million bond issue proposal will be presented to the Legislature. Governor Norman H. Bangerter has recommended a general obligation bond of $33,514,700 and planning money in the amount of $763,000, according to a memorandum from Robert H. DeBoer, assistant to the president for governmental relations. The planning money will support approximately $29 million worth of future construction projects. Weber State College has gone through the priority process, and the need for the physical education building is critical on the campus, according to DeBoer. The present building the college is using was originally constructed as an athletic complex and has been somewhat converted to fill the needs of the physical education program for a 3,500-student enrollment, (see LEGISLATURE page 5) Inside . . . Classifieds . . . page 12 Campus Update . . . page 2 Editorial . . . page 4 Entiertainment . . . page 7 News . . . page 2 Sports . . . page 8 Sidelines . . . page 8 Sports Briefs . . . page 11 " fin .I.IIU - A look back on the wave of the future see page 3 T tu J FacultyStaff play ASWSC leaders see page 10